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0275: Dorothy Spain Jones Papers, 1915-1977, Marshall University Special Collections

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Diarist; homemaker in Detroit, Michigan and Huntington, West Virginia. Primarily diaries kept of daily activities on farm near Detroit and later in daughter's home in Huntington. Also newspaper clippings, programs, cards and family memorabilia.

Betty Wiseman's Scrapbook, 15, 1975-1976, Betty Wiseman

Scrapbooks

Betty Wiseman graduated from Belmont College and began teaching health and physical education in 1966. She was the founder and coach of the Belmont women’s basketball team, the Rebelettes (now Bruins), in 1968. At the time, it was one of the first women’s collegiate teams in the southeast. She was inducted into the Belmont Athletics Hall of Fame in 1981. She was also inducted into the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame in 2004. Wiseman coached the women’s team for 16 years (1968-1984) before moving into athletic administration at Belmont. She served as Assistant Athletics Director until her retirement in 2013. …

Hollins Index (1975), Hollins College

Student Handbooks

No abstract provided.

0123: William B. Blanchard Jr. Typescript, 1976, Marshall University Special Collections

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`West Virginia abortion law: is it in jeopardy?’ research paper written for political science class at Marshall University.

From The Fourth Dimension To Human Liberation: Betty Friedan's Concept Of Woman's Role In American Society 1963-1973, Maryann Intermont Ustick

History Theses & Dissertations

Abstract unavailable.

American Association Of University Women- Rock Hill Chapter Records - Accession 13, American Association University Women, Rock Hill

Manuscript Collection

The AAUW- Rock Hill Chapter Records consists of minutes, membership lists, correspondence, newspaper clippings, financial statements, constitutions and by-laws and branch reports of the chapter’s presidents and committee chairmen to the national office, extending from 1925 to 1985.

Influences Affecting The Treatment Of Women Prisoners In Toronto, 1880 To 1890, M. Jennifer Brown

Theses and Dissertations (Comprehensive)

Treatment of women prisoners in the 1880’s was largely dependent on the general attitudes towards the importance of their roles in society. In late nineteenth century Toronto the expected roles of women of all classes were those of wife and mother within the home and, to a very limited extent, of worker within the community. The responses and behaviour of women, which naturally was dependent upon and reflective of the circumstances within which they existed, nonetheless influenced society’s conception of what types of female behaviour were considered criminal and with and for what women were charged and committed, namely, actions …

Mary Elizabeth Massey Papers - Accession 20, Mary Elizabeth Massey

Manuscript Collection

The Mary Elizabeth Massey Papers consist of Dr. Massey’s professional and organizational files and includes biographical data, correspondence, lecture and teaching materials, rough notes and unpublished drafts of Dr. Massey’s journal articles and books, speeches, research notes and photocopies and typescript copies of historical manuscripts from other repositories. Most of the material pertains to Dr. Massey’s publishing efforts, her work as a Winthrop faculty member and scholar and her involvement with professional organizations, especially the Southern Historical Association and the Civil War Centennial Commission. While there is material extending from Dr. Massey’s student days at Hendrix College (a 1937 graduate), …

South Carolina Home Economics Association Records - Accession 22, Home Economics Association, South Carolina (Schea)

Manuscript Collection

This collection is a valuable source on home economics history in South Carolina during the twentieth century. While there is information on the SCHEA from its beginning in 1914 to 1980, the actual records do not start until 1920. An outline of what the South Carolina Home Economics Association was doing from 1914 to 1920, is provided in the “historical file” (see Box 1, folders 1 to 4). The inclusive dates for a particular series may vary and, for most series, the records are incomplete. The collection contains all the records normally created by an organization, including constitutions, correspondence, minutes, …

Thelma Ecord Busbee Papers - Accession 29, Thelma Ecord Busbee

Manuscript Collection

Thelma Ecord Busbee [1910-2004] was a Civic leader and club woman from Columbia, South Carolina. The Thelma Ecord Busbee Papers consist of correspondence, reports, constitutions, financial records, program notes, and other papers relating to her many club and civic activities. The collection covers the South Carolina Federation of Women’s Clubs (1950-1959), The South Carolina Status of Women’s Conference (1961-1968), the Richland-Lexington Tuberculosis Association (1961-1964), South Carolina Alert, Inc. (1961-1962), the Palmetto Outdoor Historical Drama Association (1965-1968), the South Carolina State Library Board (1967-1968), the Lexington County Hospital Auxiliary (1970-1972), and the South Carolina Council for the Common Good (1966).

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 50, No. 29, Wku Student Affairs

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WKU Campus Newspaper Reporting Campus, Athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky News. This issue contains articles:

• McNally, Karen. Energy Shortage May Alter Christmas
• Reid, Dan. Term Paper Catalog
• Schmitt, Morton. Instructor Collects Mercedes Benzes – Paul Ruckman
• Williams, Maribeth. Visitation Called Success
• Western Offers Bicentennial Films, Speakers
• Shirley, Janet. Fencing . . . Not Just Another Sport
• Leake, Betsy. Student Enjoys Bag of Magical Tricks
• Ten to Be Commissioned
• More Loan Money Will Available to Graduate Students Next Semester
• Crawford, Rick. Western Dean Researches Answers to Energy Crisis – Marvin Russell
• ROTC Grants Given
• McCubbin, Mary. Students Work Independently
• Smith, Verenda. …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 50, No. 28, Wku Student Affairs

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WKU Campus Newspaper Reporting Campus, Athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky News. This issue contains articles:

• Steen, Janet. Student Food Stamp Rules Are Changed
• Columnists, Rock Group to Appear
• Shirley, Janet. Coal Strike is Over, but Blackouts Are Still Possible
• Reynolds, Jim. Associated Student Government Establishes Service Area
• Gephart, Tom. New Benefits for Veterans Explained
• Western Gets $80,000 Gift – C. Ray Franklin
• Marijuana Use Should Be Decriminalized
• Ross, Kim. Helping Ourselves
• Reimer, Ellen. Congratulates Democrats
• Mitchell, Ed. On Complaints
• Omatseye, Jim. Expresses Thanks – International Club
• Tewell, Terry. Sketchbook
• Reynolds, Jim. What’s Happening – Sigma Alpha Epsilon, International Club, Eta …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 50, No. 27, Wku Student Affairs

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WKU Campus Newspaper Reporting Campus, Athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky News. This issue contains articles:

• Steen, Janet. Student Volunteer Bureau Weakens Without Funds
• Reynolds, Jim. Rising Electricity Rates Cut into Western Budget
• Gephart, Tom. Veto Override Would Hike Vets Aid
• William Buckley to Speak Here Friday
• Dorm Gives $184 to Humane Society – Bemis Lawrence Hall
• Teaching Positions Becoming Available
• Day, Mary. Yule Season Arrives Tomorrow
• Forensic Team Wins Ohio Valley Conference
• University Should Rescue Student Volunteer Bureau
• Young, R. Parking Spell Cartoon
• Bailey. Don. Wants Faculty Senate
• Larkins, Joe. Praises Garrett Workers
• Hills, Anita. Castigates Jocks
• Bean, Jerry. Thanks …

The Colonelette (December 1974), Department Of Library Special Collections

The Colonelette

On September 22, 1949, Shirley Cupp, Irma Beisel, Frances Stuckey and Mr. Hilary Bufton Jr. met in a coffee shop in downtown Kansas City to incorporate the American Business Women’s Association (ABWA). Jean Fulkerson helped start The Kentucky Colonels Chapter on 3 June 1964 in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Twenty-six women met at Western Hills Restaurant and elected Linda Sidebottom as the first president. Besides providing professional development opportunities for local businesswomen, the Chapter gave scholarships to women furthering their education, and held social and recognition events throughout the year. Their newsletter, “The Colonelette,” was started in June 1964. Also included …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 50, No. 26, Wku Student Affairs

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WKU Campus Newspaper Reporting Campus, Athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky News. This issue contains articles:

• Harris, Roger. Nick Rose Breezes to Individual NCAA Title as Cross-Country Team Finishes Second
• Harris, Roger. Runners Glad It’s Over and Ready to Party
• Dickey, Debbie. Novice Fan Likes Her First Meet – NCAA Cross-Country Championships
• Collins, Don. No Stumbling Blocks Hindered Topper Runners Along the Way
• Smith, Verenda. Wind-Aided Field Goals Give Murray 9-7 Victory
• Collins, Don. Don Clayton Jokes About the Game
• Campus News in Brief – Thanksgiving, Greyhound Strike, United Mine Workers, Advisement
• What’s Happening – Student Data Processing, Veterans on Campus, …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 50, No. 25, Wku Student Affairs

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WKU Campus Newspaper Reporting Campus, Athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky News. This issue contains articles:

• Johnston, Scott. Academic Council Tables Honors Plan
• Caudill, Tom. Records Law Guidelines Announced
• Harris, Roger. Western Seeks NCAA Cross-Country Title on Monday
• Strehl, Mary & Al Cross. Students Mingle with Newsmen, Leaders
• Money Changers Will Not Be Installed
• Williams, Maribeth. Woman Pledges Pershing Rifles – Sandy Haworth
• What’s Happening – Veterans on Campus, Industrial Education & Technology Club, Kentucky Folklore Society Tewell, Terry. Sketchbook
• Harris, Debbie. Bus Strike May Disrupt Student Travel

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald - Winter Sports, Wku Student Affairs

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Special issue of the College Heights Herald focusing on athletics.

• Collins, Don. Western-University of Louisville Clash to Highlight Slate
• Smith, Verenda. Jim Richard Hopes Center Emerges
• Collins, Don. Ohio Valley Conference Coaches Pick Middle
• Budde, Neil. Bobby Rascoe Does Three-Fold Job with Junior Varsity
• Budde, Neil. Women to Field Best Second-Year Squad
• Collins, Don. Johnny Britt Comes Up with Extra Effort in Big Games
• Payton, Richard. Rugged Schedule to Challenge Bill Powell’s Young Swim Team
• Budde, Neil. Western Athletes Combat Indoor Track Limitations
• Payton, Richard. Gymnasts Seek Depth
• Football Fete Set for Dec 3
• Smith, Verenda. Tops Limp into Murray

Oral History Interview: Irene D. Broh, Irene D. Broh

0064: Marshall University Oral History Collection

Irene D. Broh was born on November 20, 1880, in Cincinnati, Ohio. Through the influence of her mother, a suffragist who worked with Susan B. Anthony, Mrs. Broh joined the suffrage movement and helped women earn the right to vote. After marrying Ephraim Broh in 1909, she moved to Huntington, WV, where she organized a suffrage club in 1915. Mrs. Broh became the first woman to vote in Cabell County, WV, in 1920. In her interview, Mrs. Broh focuses on her work for women’s suffrage. She describes how she organized her club, the voting facilities in Huntington, and her experience …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 50, No. 24, Wku Student Affairs

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WKU Campus Newspaper Reporting Campus, Athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky News. This issue contains articles:

• Lawrence, Fred. Ex-Professor Sues Western – Flonnie Strunk
• Smith, Verenda. Variety Spices Bill Russell’s Lecture
• Greeks May Be Exempt from Discrimination Law
• Gibson, Debbie. Townlift Moving Toward Reality
• London Theater Trip Postponed to May
• Associated Student Government Schedules Kiss, Initiates Concert Hour
• Junior is Awarded Conservation Prize – Letha Tomes
• Students Need Three More Academic Council Seats
• Armstrong, Don. The Arts on Campus
• Munro, Ross. Urges Questioning
• Heltsley, Ginger & Terri Pendleton. Seek Parking Change
• Collins, Brian, et al. Students Criticize Garrett Center Meal Plan, …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 50, No. 23, Wku Student Affairs

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WKU Campus Newspaper Reporting Campus, Athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky News. This issue contains articles:

• Shirley, Janet. Lifelong Work of Translation Coming to End – Randolph Yeager
• Reynolds, Jim. Resolution Urges New Ticket Locations
• Shirley, Janet. John McLucas Urges Strong Military
• Tentative Pact May End Strike – United Mine Workers
• College Heights Herald is Taking Job Applications
• Bill Russell to Lecture Monday Night
• Americas Learning the Pain of Hunger Might Prompt Significant Food Crisis Relief
• Taylor, Michael. The Starving Millions
• Thompson, David. Dictatorial NCAA
• Bond, Beverly. A Sort of Death – Fine Arts Festival
• Miles, Hank, et al. Graduate Student …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 50, No. 22, Wku Student Affairs

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WKU Campus Newspaper Reporting Campus, Athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky News. This issue contains articles:

• Caudill, Tom. New Law Will Open Records to Students
• McCubbin, Mary. Departments Charged with Improving Advisement
• Cross, Al & Jim Reynolds. Talks Break Off in Coal Strike
• Air Force Secretary to Speak Tonight – John McLucas
• Inspection Law Has Merit, but It Needs Clarification
• Long, Patrick. Students Deserve More Seats on the Academic Council
• Tucker, Daniel. Orientation Victim
• Arnholter, David & Kathy Campbell. Theatre Coverage Praised
• Ombudsman – Alcohol, Parking
• Cherry Hall Open House Slated for Founders Day
• Johnson, Debbie. Fellowship Deadline is Nearing
• History …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 50, No. 21, Wku Student Affairs

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WKU Campus Newspaper Reporting Campus, Athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky News. This issue contains articles:

• Shirley, Janet. Extended Coal Strike May Cause Partial Blackouts
• Blanc, Allen. Door-Unlocking Fee in Dorms Discontinued
• Steen, Janet & Mary Strehl. Speaker Alleges Plot in John Kennedy Assassination – Bob Katz
• Reynolds, Jim. Season Ticket Discount Asked for Part-Time Students
• City Using Beech Bend as Landfill
• Two Elected to Kentucky Association of Nursing Students Offices
• Computer Monitoring System May Reduce Electrical Costs
• Vote Sets Stage for More Typical Kentucky Political Maneuvers
• Wingate, Barbara & D.J. Johnson. Who Killed JFK
• Mitchell, Ed. Disagrees with William McMahon …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 50, No. 20, Wku Student Affairs

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WKU Campus Newspaper Reporting Campus, Athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky News. This issue contains articles:

• Day, Mary & Al Cross. Proposed Federal Regulation May Alter Greek Setup
• Election Day is Today
• Senatorial Campaign Comes to End for Campus Political Organizations
• Tomorrow Last Day to Drop with W
• Harris, Roger. Radio Enters Technical Stages
• Sale of Bike Locks Light; Thefts Down
• Women’s Billiard Champion Scheduled Here This Month – Palmer Byrd
• Smoking Regulations Are Needed Here, Too
• Buckman, William. Faculty Invited to Meeting Today
• McMahon, William. Opposes Delegate Change
• Goatley, LaJuana. Contrasts Candidates
• Whitman, Connie. Says Humanism is Needed
• Gibson, Debbie. …

Ua11/1 Wku Ensemble To Visit Europe On Uso Tour, Wku Public Affairs

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Press release issued by WKU Public Affairs regarding upcoming Gemini 75 European tour.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 50, No. 19, Wku Student Affairs

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WKU Campus Newspaper Reporting Campus, Athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky News. This issue contains articles:

• Caudill, Tom. Plan Seeks Increase in Minority Hiring
• Crawford, Rick. Gov. Wendell Ford’s Red River Gorge Views Defended
• Day, Mary. Biology Professor Gets Largest Grant in WKU History – Tom Coohill
• Group Wanting to Meet Need Not Be Recognized
• Old Landfill Check Set
• Students Win Ogden, American Association of University Women Speech Honors – Greg McKinney, Cathy Rutherford
• Western Offers $1000 Reward – False Alarms
• Wendell Ford Escapes Needed Debate in Campaign
• Charton, Dallas. Misconduct by City Police Alleged
• Inman, Michael. Favors Marlow Cook
• Hayes, …

Quadrangle (1974 Nov 1), Hollins College

Hollins Student Newspapers

Table of Contents:

• New Faculty Accent Career Possibilities
• Committee Reviews Parking Regulations
• Pre-Law Aspirants Assemble
• Community Members Unite Against Hunger
• H.O.W. Illumines Job Disparities
• Classified
• Turner Accommodates Housing and Offices
• Community Activities Expand, Amplify Publication Activities

Hollins Columns (1974 Nov), Hollins College

Hollins Student Newspapers

Table of Contents:

• Tradition
• From the Editor
• Practice Makes Perfect
• Comment and Opinion
• The Trauma of being a Freshman!
• Throwing the Book at Sexists
• From Tots to Taught
• ...A time to keep, a time to cast away...
• Too many rules

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 50, No. 18, Wku Student Affairs

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WKU Campus Newspaper Reporting Campus, Athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky News. This issue contains articles:

• Johnston, Scott. Regents Okay Radio, Dorm Rent Hike
• Steen, Janet. More Part-Time Students Cause Record Enrollment
• Reynolds, Jim. State Nixes Landfill Use
• McCamish, Jelaine. Halloween Stirs Memories of Mystery on College Heights
• Regents Agenda
• At 5 Today – Associated Student Government
• Shipman, Greta. Dance Not Sissy Stuff
• Bowling, Tony. Marlow Cook Supported
• Halleron, Rocky. Apathy Award
• Newspaper Class Has 13 Enrolled
• How to Survive Deadline Nears
• Eight Students Arrested
• Tewell, Terry. Hartford Ballet Troupe Here Tonight
• What’s Happening – Ogden Oratorical Contest, Marketing Club, Eta …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 50, No. 17, Wku Student Affairs

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WKU Campus Newspaper Reporting Campus, Athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky News. This issue contains articles:

• Wethington, Jay. Student Committee and Ron Beck Discuss Booking Procedure
• Radio Station on Agenda
• Cross, Al. Greg McKinney Feels Regents Can Aid Western’s Progress
• 49 Are Elected to Whos Who
• Two Charged in Thefts
• Reynolds, Jim. Marc Levy’s Student Action Bills Ruled Out of Order by Associated Student Government
• Policy Changes Discussed
• Harry Robe Resigns as Psychology Head
• Student Action Committee Shows All Are Not Apathetic
• John Oldham Gives Students a Good Seating Deal
• Ellis, Debbie. Libertarians Forming
• Taylor, Craig. Defends Dance Program
• Bookstore Refund …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 50, No. 16, Wku Student Affairs

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WKU Campus Newspaper Reporting Campus, Athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky News. This issue contains articles:

• Harris, Roger & Al Cross. Dero Downing Will Ask for Radio Station
• McCoy, Morris. Faculty Due Process Under Consideration
• City Landfill is Full; Western Unaffected
• Hardin Planetarium Shows Astronomy Changes
• March of Dimes Telerama Collects $23,000
• McCubbin, Mary. Grad Consortium Grows; State Funding Expected
• Theft-Resistant Bike Locks Are Here
• Ombudsman is Here to Help
• Ground, Shirlene. Civitan Welcomes Students
• Payne, David. Thanks Businesses
• Johnston, Scott. Marlow Cook and Friends Bring in the No. 1 Attraction
• The Ombudsman
• Tewell, Terry. Stop the World Coming
• Roommates Win …